S 71
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 71
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for health
data regarding Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 25 (legislative day, January 5), 2011
Mr. INOUYE introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for health
data regarding Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
Health Data Act of 2011'.
SEC. 2. NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER HEALTH DATA.
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243
et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 317T the following:
`SEC. 317U. NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER HEALTH DATA.
`(a) Definitions- In this section:
`(1) COMMUNITY GROUP- The term `community group' means a group of
NHOPI who are organized at the community level, and may include a
church group, social service group, national advocacy organization,
or cultural group.
`(2) NONPROFIT, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION- The term `nonprofit,
nongovernmental organization' means a group of NHOPI with a demonstrated
history of addressing NHOPI issues, including a NHOPI coalition.
`(3) DESIGNATED ORGANIZATION- The term `designated organization' means
an entity established to represent NHOPI populations and which has
statutory responsibilities to provide, or has community support for
providing, health care.
`(4) GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES- The term `government representatives'
means representatives from Hawai`i, American Samoa, the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia,
Guam, the Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
`(5) NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS OR NHOPI- The term
`Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders' or `NHOPI' means people
having origins in any of the original peoples of American Samoa, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States
of Micronesia, Guam, Hawai`i, the Republic of the Marshall Islands,
the Republic of Palau, or any other Pacific Island.
`(6) INSULAR AREA- The term `insular area' means Guam, the Commonwealth
of Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the United States Virgin
Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau,
or the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
`(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary, acting through the Director of the
National Center for Health Statistics (referred to in this section
as `NCHS') of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and
other agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services
as the Secretary determines appropriate, shall develop and implement
an ongoing and sustainable national strategy for identifying and evaluating
the health status and health care needs of NHOPI populations living
in the continental United States, Hawai`i, American Samoa, the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia,
Guam, the Republic of Palau, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
`(2) CONSULTATION- In developing and implementing a national strategy,
as described in paragraph (1), not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Health
Data Act of 2011, the Secretary--
`(A) shall consult with representatives of community groups, designated
organizations, and nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations and
with government representatives of NHOPI populations; and
`(B) may solicit the participation of representatives from other
Federal departments.
`(c) Preliminary Health Survey-
`(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary, acting through the Director of NCHS,
shall conduct a preliminary health survey in order to identify the
major areas and regions in the continental United States, Hawai`i,
American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Republic of Palau, and
the Republic of the Marshall Islands in which NHOPI people reside.
`(2) CONTENTS- The health survey described in paragraph (1) shall
include health data and any other data the Secretary determines to
be--
`(A) useful in determining health status and health care needs;
or
`(B) required for developing or implementing a national strategy.
`(3) METHODOLOGY- Methodology for the health survey described in paragraph
(1), including plans for designing questions, implementation, sampling,
and analysis, shall be developed in consultation with community groups,
designated organizations, nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations,
and government representatives of NHOPI populations, as determined
by the Secretary.
`(4) TIMEFRAME- The survey required under this subsection shall be
completed not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of
the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Health Data Act of
2011.
`(d) Progress Report- Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment
of the Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Health Data Act of
2011, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a progress report, which
shall include the national strategy described in subsection (b)(1).
`(e) Study and Report by the IOM-
`(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with
the Institute of Medicine to conduct a study, with input from stakeholders
in insular areas, on the following:
`(A) The standards and definitions of health care applied to health
care systems in insular areas and the appropriateness of such standards
and definitions.
`(B) The status and performance of health care systems in insular
areas, evaluated based upon standards and definitions, as the Secretary
determines.
`(C) The effectiveness of donor aid in addressing health care needs
and priorities in insular areas.
`(D) The progress toward implementation of recommendations of the
Committee on Health Care Services in the United States-Associated
Pacific Basin of the Institute of Medicine that are set forth in
the 1998 report, `Pacific Partnerships for Health: Charting a New
Course for the 21st Century'.
`(2) REPORT- An agreement described in paragraph (1) shall require
the Institute of Medicine to submit to the Secretary and to Congress,
not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the Native
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Health Data Act of 2011, a report
containing a description of the results of the study conducted under
paragraph (1), including the conclusions and recommendations of the
Institute of Medicine for each of the items described in subparagraphs
(A) through (D) of such paragraph.
`(f) Authorization of Appropriations- To carry out this section, there
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal years 2012 through 2017.'.
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